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Created by dipity on Jan 29, 2009
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... SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- A proposal to erect a colossal statue of Christopher Columbus on an uninhabited island near Puerto Rico has revived a debate about the fate of a bronze work that has been shunned by many and loved by few. A Puerto Rican legislator...
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/08/20/2367849/colossal-statue-in-puerto-rico.html
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...After all, the draft had served its intended purpose with respect to players in the United States and Canada. However, Puerto Rico is a unique market, and a procedure that works for one country cannot necessarily be effectively applied in boilerplate fashion...
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The Dugout Doctors
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheDugoutDoctors/~3/mrsVoaZQsv8/
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...taking on Maryland at 3 p.m. The winner/loser will play one another on Friday. Being played at the 18,000-season Coliseo de Puerto Rico, the largest indoor arena in Puerto Rico, the 2011 Puerto Rico Tip-Off will feature 12 games through three days. Each team...
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CUBuffs.com
http://www.cubuffs.com//ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=600&ATCLID=205237786
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...6-foot-7 Ledo has family connections to Puerto Rico on his father’s side, and Todd Washington, the founder of the Puerto Rico Playmakers AAU team, reached out to Quarles. Ledo, the No. 1 shooting guard in the Class of 2012 according to Rivals, has an opportunity...
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Zagsblog
http://www.zagsblog.com/2011/07/22/ledo-to-consider-playing-for-puerto-rico/
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...KOs); and light welterweight Hector "El Flaco" Sanchez (19-1, 9 KOs) vs. Vincent Arroyo. Also scheduled for action are Team Puerto Rico light welterweight Jorge "Machito" Maysonet Jr. (3-0, 2 KOs); plus a special off-TV appearance by Puerto Rico-born light...
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Fight News Unlimited
http://unlimitedfightnews.com/wordpress/?p=14054
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...ads will be supported by public relations and social media efforts and an upgraded web site (www.rumcapital.com). Rums of Puerto Rico is also executing a series of events and partnerships throughout the year, including sponsorship of this year's Miami Rum...
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PR Newswire
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rums-of-puerto-rico-encourages-festival-goers-to-just-think-puerto-rican-rum-120870279.html
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...to come close at 21-23. Tom won a crucial point for the USA when she overcame the rivals' blocking with a spike. However, Puerto Rico did not surrender easily. Karina Ocasio punctured the American defense with her kill to save one set point for her side. But...
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Universal Sports
http://www.universalsports.com/news/article/newsid=488616.html#u+s+tops+puerto+rico+straight+grand+prix
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Gurabo, Puerto Rico, continued its march through the Colt World Series in impressive fashion by holding off Pharr, Texas, 8-3 Tuesday at Loeb Stadium to capture first place in the Red Division.
Puerto Rico advances to play Hoosier North in tonight's
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The Courier-Journal
http://jconline.com/article/20100811/SPORTS07/8110321/1037/sports
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...onto the crowded floor of the House, firing nearly 30 shots. They unfurled a Puerto Rican flag and Lebron shouted “Viva Puerto Rico libre!” No one died in the attack but five U.S. representatives were wounded, including one congressman who was shot in the...
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Orlando Sentinel
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/orlandosentinel/news/hispanicaffairs/~3/qMTwPVGH75A/puerto-rico-independence-activist-lolita-lebron-dead-at-90.html
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...certificates was adopted by the commonwealth in December after the U.S. departments of State and Homeland Security told Puerto Rico officials that stolen birth certificates were being used to fraudulently obtain documents, such as passports, or for identity...
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Hartford Courant
http://feeds.courant.com/~r/Courant/Travel/~3/1Xh0HlWFVg4/hc-puerto-rico-birth-certificates-07220100724,0,2438534.story
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...an idea for solving one of his party's conundrums. The party should listen to Luis Fortuño, the Reaganite who resides in Puerto Rico's executive mansion. Conservatives need a strategy for addressing the immigration issue without alienating America's largest...
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/18/1735267/gop-should-support-state-of-puerto.html
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...offer a choice among the current status, independence, "sovereignty in association with the United States," and statehood. Puerto Rico, which is only half as far from Florida as Hawaii is from California, is about the size of Connecticut. Its population is...
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Palladium Item
http://www.pal-item.com/article/20100718/NEWS03/7170328/1003/RSS03
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Struggling to raise money in Florida for his fledgling U.S. Senate campaign, former Miami Mayor Maurice Ferré is looking out of state — to Puerto Rico.
Ferré, 74, who was born on the island and stayed involved in politics there, has already attended
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TampaBay.com | St. Petersburg Times
http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/stateroundup/article1056134.ece
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a non-voting member of the House. Losing the plant to the Virgin Islands would equate to a $6 billion loss over 30 years to Puerto Rico and 320 jobs lost, according to Pierluisi. Pierluisi’s bill has the support of Democrats with ties to Puerto Rico, including
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The Hill
http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/68517-virgin-islands-lawmaker-slams-lobbyists-in-fight-to-attract-rum-distillery
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MIAMI -- For the first time in its more than 20-year history, the
2010 Billboard Latin Music Awards will take place in Puerto Rico,
marking the first time the show goes on the road from its
traditional Miami homebase. The awards, presented by State
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Hollywood Reporter
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thr/music/~3/jELZEzmkk8Y/e3i57734942e3ef850edc422e790a745b04
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At the time of writing this article, SEIU members and leaders were holding a sit-in in Pedro Pierluisi's office, the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, demanding that he reject the anti-worker policies of the Fortuño administration. Pierluisi is the
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LabourStart
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The masses in Puerto Rico sent a strong message to the pro-statehood
administration of Gov. Luis Fortuño and his capitalist allies when more
than 100,000 people came out on Oct. 15 in San Juan and Hato Rey to protest the
current government’s neoliberal
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Workers World Online
http://www.workers.org/2009/world/puerto_rico_1029
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Alan Tauber
In 1898, with the signing of the Treaty of Paris and the end of the Spanish-American War, the United States became a colonial power. Over a century later, the overseas empire remains and has in fact grown substantially. Relying on Art.
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Balkinization
http://balkin.blogspot.com/2009/10/our-overseas-empire.html
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Kansas State's Denis Clemente has held the burden of his name his whole life.
He knows the pride the people of Puerto Rico have in his last name. The Bayamon, P.R., native understands the pressure to produce in any sport where he is a featured
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ESPN
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4522069&name=katz_andy
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Union leaders scuffled with police outside the governor's mansion Tuesday during a protest against mass layoffs of public workers in this U.S. territory, which has a jobless rate higher than any U.S. state. The group of about 30
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/1258304.html
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A new bill unveiled by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) raises questions about whether Puerto Ricans will be able to participate in a health insurance clearinghouse intended to reduce costs for Americans living in the 50 states.
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The Hill
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/59683-puerto-rico-and-territories-left-out-of-healthcare-reform
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Nine employees of American Airlines have been charged with participating in a smuggling ring that shipped cocaine from Puerto Rico's main airport aboard flights to the U.S. mainland, officials said Tuesday.
The American Airlines workers, a mix of
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Pakistan News.net
http://feeds.pakistannews.net/?rid=28049706&cat=2411cd3571b4f088
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As a salesman for a health club in a suburb outside Puerto Rico's capital, Frank Oquendo saw up close how his earnings and the gym's membership base tanked along with Puerto Rico's economy.
Earlier this year, Oquendo's bosses cut his pay by 25 percent
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/AP/story/1230656.html
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September 8, 2009 - USL First Division (USL-1) Carolina RailHawks
With a 5-4-5 away record this season, the RailHawks have already established new club records for away wins (five) and away points (20) in a season. If they're going to add to those
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Our Sports Central
http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3902470
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Near the Caribbean islands of Hispaniola and Cuba lies
another, smaller island, the inhabitants of which have never
experienced sovereignty. The arrival of Christopher Columbus
[ColĂłn] to its shores in 1493 heralded an era of
enslavement and
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Scoop - New Zealand News
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0907/S00476.htm
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PUERTO RICO:
By Valeria Fernández
SAN JUAN, Jul 9 (IPS) - Sonia Sotomayor's nomination by President Barack Obama to the U.S. Supreme Court has turned her into a reason for national pride in Puerto Rico. But it has also added fresh fuel to
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Inter Press Service
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=47603
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Today, DISH Network(R) introduced CV 24, a top local Spanish-language channel, becoming the exclusive satellite TV provider of CV 24 in Puerto Rico.
“As the first and only satellite TV provider to offer CV 24 in Puerto Rico, we’re excited to launch the
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HispanicTips
http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/06/18/dish-networkr-introduces-cv-24-in-puerto-rico/
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...loss" and continued "Americanization of the island." (A few years later she would write in the Yale Law Journal that if Puerto Rico were granted statehood, it ought to retain mineral rights to its surrounding seabed.) But the Puerto Rican independence movement...
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Splice Today
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http://www.splicetoday.com/politics-and-media/sotomayor-puerto-rico-and-american-imperialism
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President Barak Obama’s recent nomination of Federal Appeals Judge Sonia
Sotomayor to the Supreme Court has stirred much controversy. The U.S. far right
has whipped up venomous racist diatribes against her.
If confirmed by the Senate, Sotomayor would
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Workers World Online
http://www.workers.org/2009/world/sotomayor_0618
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* Trends in health care costs and utilization rates
* Ability to secure sufficient premium rate increases
* Competitor pricing below market trends of increasing costs
* Re-estimates of policy and contract liabilities
* Changes in government laws and
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PR Newswire
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/05-01-2009/0005017654&EDATE=
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...article offers a guide to the intrigue of the entire island of Puerto Rico, and key places outside of Old San Juan to visit Puerto Rico is beautiful. The best part is - it doesn't cost a lot to do a lot in Puerto Rico! The Wind Chimes Inn is a wonderful place...
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Associated Content
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http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1643645/2009_puerto_rico_wildlife_restoration.html
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Global MD Will Soon Connect Patients With Healthcare Options in Puerto Rico - Global MD, Inc. announces that it will soon be adding HIMA Health in Puerto Rico to the list of treatment destinations available to is clients. It is time to add Puerto Rico
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BusinessPortal24
http://www.businessportal24.com/en/Global_MD_Will_Soon_Connect_361049.html
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...his country's flag at the end of a World Baseball Classic game against Netherlands in San Juan, Wednesday, March 11, 2009. Puerto Rico won 5-0. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton) (Andres Leighton - AP) Puerto Rico's Alex Rios follows through for an RBI triple in the...
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The Washington Post
http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/sports/index_xml/~3/s0pVk1Q9hpk/AR2009031104426.html
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Alex Rios hit an RBI triple and Puerto Rico beat the Netherlands 5-0 on Wednesday to finish undefeated in the first round of the World Baseball Classic.
Next up, an enticing matchup with the United States.
Carlos Beltran,
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Sports Illustrated
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/more/03/11/wbc.netherlands.puertorico.ap/index.html?eref=si_latest
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - More than 30,000 government employees — about 14 percent of the public work force — could lose their jobs and new taxes will be introduced as Puerto Rico attempts to shore up its ailing economy, the governor of the U.S. island
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MSNBC
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29498438/
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...ensure that our Puerto Rico customers have direct access to information about these innovative products." Daiichi Sankyo de Puerto Rico, Inc., as a sales agent for Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. in Puerto Rico, will provide the local medical community and their patients...
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PR Newswire
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/01-07-2009/0004950321&EDATE=
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An aerial view of the Gran Melia Puerto Rico Golf Resort in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Gran Melia Resorts, Greg Wilson
RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico - This seaside stretch, a half-hour's drive east of the airport in San Juan, is not placid
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Canoe
http://www.canoe.ca/Travel/News/2009/01/02/7900256-ap.html
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RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico -- Puerto Rico está apostando al golf para impulsar su industria turĂstica, construyendo lujosos campos, canchas y cabañas a fin de atraer a los turistas acaudalados en esta Ă©poca de recesiĂłn mundial.
El amplio complejo "Trump
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/1320/story/831429.html
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...now; I end up running into some of my buddies more (often) in Puerto Rico than in New York." White, 55, first surfed in Puerto Rico in 1980. Before then he had headed to Hawaii but learned through his Long Island surf mates that Puerto Rico was a better option....
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The Australian
http://theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,24849837-28737,00.html?from=public_rss
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...corporation responsible for stimulating, promoting and regulating the development of the tourism industry. It markets Puerto Rico as a tourism destination through advertising, public relations and promotional activities; promotes tourism among local residents;...
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Street Insider
http://www.streetinsider.com/Press+Releases/Puerto+Rico%2C+a+True+Holiday+Paradise/4258494.html
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...animal-welfare group Pare Este in the eastern city of Fajardo. The scourge of nonnative animals is particularly acute in Puerto Rico because of its lush climate and lack of predators. Several species of dangerous snakes, crocodiles, caimans and alligators...
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Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com/news/world/latinamerica/articles/2008/12/19/puerto_rico_hunting_killing_troublesome_monkeys?rss_id=Boston.com+--+World+news
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...Rican people are very friendly,” our guide Hector told us on a tour of Old San Juan, “until we get behind the wheel.” Given Puerto Rico’s size – it’s slightly smaller than Connecticut – it has an unusually diverse landscape. Visitors can experience everything...
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Golf Week
http://www.golfweek.com/story/puerto-rico-feature-111808
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...decision, Mr. Moreno said, "Carlos Garcia has been an important figure in the development and growth of our business in Puerto Rico. We thank Carlos for his commitment and total dedication to Santander during his 11 years of service and congratulate him on...
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PR Newswire
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/11-13-2008/0004925347&EDATE=
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...SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Puerto Rico Governor-elect Luis Fortuno today announced a new special council to recommend effective policy for the fiscal and economic reconstruction of the U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The new Economic...
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PR Newswire
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/11-10-2008/0004922448&EDATE=
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...D.C. and spent six years as a litigation attorney in the nation's capital. During the 1980s he served as an aide to Puerto Rico's Resident Commissioner in Congress, Baltasar Corrada del Rio. Born in 1959, Pierluisi was raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He earned a...
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PR Newswire
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/11-07-2008/0004920861&EDATE=
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...roadside stall. And the beauty of Puerto Rico's modest size is that few places are more than an hour's drive from San Juan. Puerto Rico has been a "commonwealth" of the United States since 1952. This provides huge economic benefits (the island is one of the...
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The Independent
http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3855/s/253537a/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Ctravel0Camericas0Cthe0Ecomplete0Eguide0Eto0Epuerto0Erico0E10A0A0A2580Bhtml/story01.htm
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...in the U.S. Congress, mayors and legislators, although they can't vote for a new president of the United States. Puerto Rico voted Tuesday to oust an incumbent governor who is under indictment for allegedly violating campaign finance laws, electing a challenger...
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KansasCity.com
http://www.kansascity.com/451/story/875084.html
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...to delivering it," said now Governor-Elect Fortuno. "I have a vision for a stronger, more economically sound and prosperous Puerto Rico, and I am confident that together we will re-energize the Island's economy. The people of Puerto Rico voted to re-instate...
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Street Insider
http://www.streetinsider.com/Press+Releases/Top+Hispanic+Republican+Wins+Gubernatorial+Election+in+Puerto+Rico/4125976.html
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As Congress debated the historic financial rescue package on Oct. 3, the world economy was hanging in the balance. The House already had rejected Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson’s emergency $700 billion banking bailout plan. The Senate, hoping to get
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ProPublica
http://feeds.propublica.org/~r/propublica/main/~3/433642005/
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...island of Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands. In 1521, the newer settlement was given its formal name, San Juan Bautista de Puerto Rico, in honor of John the Baptist, following the tradition of christening the town with both its formal name and the name which...
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Travel Blog
http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Puerto-Rico/San-Juan/blog-336682.html
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